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The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1887-03-04
NEW TOWNS AND CITIES.

1t is stated that as many as thirty
new towns have been started in the
past year on the extensions of the Chi
cagO and st. Paul Railroad in the
Northwest. The Railroad Company
adopted new policy in the location of
town sites in 1886. Hereafter, when
towns are to be laid out along the line
of the road, the Company will purchase
the land, plat the towns and sell the
lots at fixed and fair value. This
gives spectators but little opportuni-
ty to select the sites for towns, and
sell the lots at exhorbitant prices. It
will be difficult to fix upon locations
for villages, with hope Of success,
which has no assurance of railway &C.
commodations. All the towns plated
by the company'will be located as near
as possible in the center Of prospecting
farming communities, and will be sure
to grow in Importance. Such towns
will not be liable to changes caused by
railroad di vergence leaving them away
from the original town sites. This
method of establishing towns is calcu-
lated to ensure their permanancy of
location, therefore holds out greater
inducements to purchase lots for
homes or business. Assuming that
the railroad will carry out the plan
adopted in respect to the establishment
of town sites, it will be a decided i'm
proVement.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1887-03-04
FARMERS INSTITUTE.
20 THE Enron

10 THE EDITOR.
Farmers are already asking such ques-
tons as "Well, who are to be the
speakers at the Farmers Institute at
Salem, March 18th and 18th. and what
are they going to talk about?' Oh
course these are matters of a good deal
of interest, and l am glad to be able to
answer them satisfactorily.
Mr.. John Gould, of Ohio, will be pres
ent at the Salem Institute. The other
speakers will be ]. J. w. Billingsby, G.
r. Beach, G. R. Gibbs, Geo. ]. Kellogg
and III. G. Adams.
MIR. Gould may be considered the
apostle of ensilage in Wisconsin, and
knows about all there is to be known
about silos and ensilage, and can tell
what he knows in clear and interesting
way. 1t is claimed that by the use of
the silo three times as many animals can
be kept on the same number of acres
and at less expense than by our present
methods. These are great claims, and
there is not shadow of doubt but there
is large truth in them. Mr.. VII.
Morrison, Superintendent OF the Insti-
tutes, says he thinks there will be 500
silos built in Wisconsin this season.
There is no admission fee to see John
Gould and hear him talk at the Salem
meeting. But Mr.. Gould is practical
farmer and dairyman, and will also talk
about dairying, butter making, clover,
what is good farming. ETC., etc.
J.J W. Billingsby is the editor Of the
Drainage Journal, Indianapolis, Ind. and
will discourse on the benefits of farm
drainage, and give practical suggestions
how to drain.
Mr.. G. r. Beach, Whitewater, is one
of the Oldest and most successful butter
makers in the state of Wisconsin. He
will give his method of feeding COWS and
making butter. We can afford to pay
fifty cents admission to hear Mr.. Beach
on the butter question, but the state paws
it and we pay the taxes, and the only
way we can get our money back is to 20
and learn how he feeds COWS and makes
prize butter. Mr.. Beach is straight.
honest man, and will tell all there is TO it.
G. r. Gibbs is a Whitewater man, a
very successful stock-raiser, and will
share his best ideas with us at Salem.
Geo. j. Kellogg, of GAINESVILLE, is very
successful orchardist and fruit raiser,
He will teach us-what thousands of
farmers ought to know better than we
do now-how to grow an abundance of
small fruit easily and cheaply-
The subjects assigned to Mr.. Fl. c..
Adams are: Renovation of Soils"
+" Roads," sour Common Schools
The Cow" "The Farmers Home"
ETC., etc.
There is still another question asked,
that is, " Can we get something to eat at
Salem while we attend two days meet
ing there!" ! will answer that next
week. Very truly yours,
r. F. ROBERTS.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1887-03-04
NEW TYPE WRITING MACHINE.

Hon. G. L. Sholes, for many years
famlliarly known in this county, and
now residing in Milwaukee, was the
inventor of type writing machine
some fifteen years ago. He has now
invented a new machine on an i'm.
proved plan, which it is believed will
soon supersede the type writers now in
use. The Sentinel gives minute de-
scription of this new invention, and
believes it success. Mr.. Sholes, it
will be recolleeted, was chief in estab-
fishing the TELEGRAPH newspaper
here as early as June. 1910. He was
connected with the paper, editorially,
for many years, and much of the time
part or whole proprietor. He always
was gentleman of broad and liberal
views, and deservedly popular. He re-
tired wholly from public life number
OF years ago on account of i'll health.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1887-03-04
NEW CHURCH MOVEMENT.

Plymouth church in Milwaukee. one
of the oldest and influential Congrega-
tional churches in the city, under the
lead of its popular pastor, Rev. Judson
Ellsworth, will make a radical change
in church services. A large new
church edifice is to be erected and
adapted to the new order of services.
The pastor last Sunday preached dis
course, outlining the contemplated
purpose of the movement. It is in
tended TO reach a class which the
churches as now conducted cannot
reach. There is large class of people
who will not attend the Sunday preach.
ing services to listen to stereotyped
doctrinal sermons; it was much like
threshing straw which had been thresh-
ed over and over again. The evening
services, especially, will omit the Gus.
tomary preaching and be devoted as
far as practicable to the best of music,
vocal and instrumental, instructive
lectures and other attractive exercises
calculated to create love for the true
and the beautiful. The substance of
the sermon is reported in the Sentinel
Feb. %. 1t will probably provoke
comment, favorable and unfavorable.
1t may be remarked, in passing, that
the plan of Plymouth is not wholly
new; many churches within the past
two years have omitted their evening
preaching services, believing that the
business of preaching is overdone. they
have substituted other services.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1887-03-04
LABORING MECHANICS NOW
AND OVER FIFTY YEARS
ANn

The question is asked, did laborine
mechanics occupy q more independent
position fifty and more years ago than
to-day?" An answer to this question
will be given as far as may be, from
personal observation. The question if
not whether mechanics have now more
of the elegancies and conveniences OF
life than half century ago, for un-
questionably their condition in these
respects has been vastly improved
AS far back as the year 1926 the house
OF the average mechanic in the country
villages had generally no more than
one main room on the ground floor
with sleeping accommodations fer child
rem in the chamber. The furniture
was limited; no carpet on the floor
the table equipage was scanty, with.
out table cloth; the spoons were OF
block tin, and considerable part of
the table furniture was often of brown
earthenware. The dress IF the women
was homespun, home woven and
fashioned into garments by home tai.
ent. That of men was produced in the
same way. Yet with all of these seem.
ing drawbacks, there was doubtless
found contentment and happiness full
average to that in the homes of our
modern mechanics. In all of these
changes which distinguished the work
ing mechanics of over fifty years ago
from the present day the revolutions
have been almost marvellous. The
average temperate mechanic now
dwells in comfortable house with q
number of rooms, carpeted floors, arti-
cles Of genteel furniture, often with a
handsome painting or two hung on the
wall; table covered with a nice
spread, on which are frequently found
few nicely bound books. The wives
and daughters of the mechanics of the
present day have no conception of the
homespun wear of their sex two gener-
ations ago; in these modern times the
coarser fabrics have years since been
laid aside, and the wives and daughters
at home, on the street and at church
are clad in garments of respectable
quality, with proper regard to fashion.
No one need be told what has produced
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1887-03-04

Hon. Sidney A. Sage. of Racine, and
Miss Ella Bowman, were married last
week, Thursday. Mr.. Sidney A. is the
son of Sidney Sage. one of the first set
tiers of Racine, and with whom the
early settlers Of this place were we'll
acquainted. II was from the Sage
family that portion of Racine so long
called Sagetown took its name. Mr..
Sidney A. Sage, the lately married, has
been doing business for dozen OF
more years at Western Union juno
ton, few miles west of Racine city
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1887-03-04
EDITOR OF KENosHA UNION.


In Mr.. Simmons reply to the County
Board Committees report there seems
to have been an orphan left on his
hands, for which he seems to have no
particular use, and is anxious tout OF
pure patriotism, suppose) to have it
adopted into some respectable family,
where it would receive proper care and
attention.
Now, Mr.. Editor, have no desire to
thrust my offspring on the charities OF
a cold world, to be burden on those on
whom they have no claim, neither have
/ done so in the present case. Not
knowing whether the article alluded to
as an orphan would be accepted by the
committee and published, / sent it to
our chairman, with instructions that, in
case it were published, to attach my
signature as one of the committee Why
this was not done / cannot say.
In justice to Mr.. simmons land we
have no desire whatever to do him an
iniustice), We Wish to state that We were
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1887-03-04
AN HOUR OF TERROR.

How q Quiet Boarder Caused Intense
Excitement In o Hash-House.
When he had been there one week the
hoarding-house keeper said that he was
one of the incest, quietest young men
she had ever had in her house. He had
No complaints to make at the table, and
he left his room so slick and clean that
the chambermaid had suspicious that he
was woman in disguise. At the end
Of q month, rather than have him go,
the landls6y would have agreed to pur-
chase porterhouse steak once week,
and to replace the old rug in his room
with . new one costing fifty cents. The
other night, however, her enthusiasm
received setback. One of the board
ers came down stairs and reported that
he had heard groans and signs and
curses from the quiet boarder's room.
Three or four people tip-toed up, and
after a bit they plainly caught his
words:
couch! Hang it! Condemn it to Hall.
fax. but it's killing me By inches!'
man had some great sorrow on his
mind, and it was suspected that he was
contemplating suicide.
''Ooh!'' he called out, 'sgreat heavens,
but how I suffer! Why was I such q
fool as to follow that villains adyiceP"
he had probably taken poison, or was
trying to drive darning-needle to his
heart The landlady thought of the
eoroner's inquest, the item in the papers
and the questions the reporters would
ask, and she grew frantic.
"Hey, Smith - Mr.. Smith - you,
Smith, she called as she raped on
the door. "but what on earth is the
matter?''
'.Nothing!'' came the solemn answer,
but as she put her ear to the key-hole
she heard soft groans, and o whispered
voice saying:
"It's got to be done at any cost"
.'Mr. Smith," she confined, ''don't
you dare commit suicide in my houae!
If you do I'll have you sent to Jail for a
year! It wasn't six months ago that a
woman tried to poison herself to death
in that very room, and I haven't got
over the fright yet. Say, yours
''Well," came the faint reply.
"Aavs you taken poison?''
emo"
There was an interval of silence while
she put her ear to the key-hole again,
and pretty soon she heard the boarder
gallop up and down and hiss between
his clenched teeth:
"Great Scots but was mortal man
ever called upon to suffer as I dop"
Say I! she whispered, as she turned
to the boarders, "this door has gotto be
broken down without delay. That un-
grateful man has taken rough-on-rats
and is determined to die on bed which
cost me over twenty dollars last fall,
saying nothing of a secondhand carpet
which traded a sewing machine for.
MIR. Green, kick open the door p
eff Green is there I'll let him in, - an
nounced Smith, and he opened a crevice
just large enough to squeeze in.
Then came whispered consultation,
followed by shouts of pain and terror,
and Green came to the door with an OBJ
iect in his hand, and ealmly said.
'Ladies and gentlemen, it was simply
case of pulling off a porous plaster
which he had worn for six weeks.
Please forgive him, for he'll never do SO
again. Detroit Free Press.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1887-03-04
LENT.

We have entered on the season of
Lent, whether all the people know it
or not. This is period when absti-
nence from worldly amusements and
feasting is enjoined. Whether there
has has been much perceptible change
in the customary movements of society
is perhaps not so manifest as it should
be. The custom of Lent is more par
ticularly observable in the Episcopal
and Catholic churches. The rector of
the Episcopal church. in this city, has
caused to be published in the papers
the duty of the church people during
the days of Lent. The regulations
prescribed are reasonable, whether per-
sons recognize the obligation to heed
them or not. Some medical writers
have said that change in the manner
of living is better for the physical
man, if that alone was the considera-
sion. But the spiritual man is more
than compensated for the endurance of
the few weeks privation of the usual
luxuries Of life. A retirancy from
amusements can harm no one, but
furnishes a suitable time for reflection.
Many persons will form good resolu-
tions during the Lental season; others
will put on an unreal exterior of
sanctity, seemingly conforming to the
customs of their neighbors. The great
multitude will pursue their accustom-
ed way, eating what good things they
can get, INDUCING in amusements and
games, and living as if there were no
Lent. But, after all, the influence of
Lent is for good.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1887-03-04
WISCONSIN STATE HISTORICAL
SOCIETY.

The annual meeting Of this society
which was held in January last, and at
which new Secretary was elected to
Gil the vacancy caused by the resigna-
ton Of Hon. L. G. Draper, who had
served the society faithfully thirty
three years, was noticed in the TELE-
GRAPH. We have been familiar to
some extent with the history Of the
society from its first beginning. having
occasionally visited Mr.. Draper in
early times, when he occupied small
and inconvenient rooms. Mr.. Draper
was even then, while located in limited
quarters, enthusiastic and confident
of the future growth of the institution.
1t is not long since we spoke Of the
great amount of literary labor under
taken by Mr.. Draper in early times.
which need not be repeated now.
The society has done much to rescue
from the ever-approaching oblivious
wave Of the past much that would have
been lost, but will now 60 down to the
coming generations.
There remains much Of which will
before long pass out of mind of the
now living, and which it might be in
teresting to preserve in history. There
were distinguished members of the
Territorial legislature, whose names
have never had brief mention in the
volumes of the Historical society.
This is not fault, for any extended
notice of these men would have been
too voluminous for publication. The
old Territorial council consisted of
thirteen members, and more dignified
and talented body of legislators of the
like number has seldom been seen to-
gether. The remark Of a prominent
eastern gentleman is recollected, who
visited Madison in the winter Of 1914,
and on survey of the old Terri
torial Council, remarked, that body of
legislators is my ideal how the Roman
Senate appeared" 1t has been sug-
gested that a brief sketch of each mem-
Der of the Territorial Council, of the
average length found in the Congress
sional directory of members of Con.
gress. would be of historical interest,
1t would not necessarily take only a
few pages in one of the Society's vol.
umes. To collect the information for
such purpose would not be difficult
a few of the once members are still
living. AS there were changes in the
council during the Territorial period,
the whole number to be noticed would
probably be no more than double the
original thirteen. To include the Rep
resentatives in the Territorial legisla-
ture IN the same way would involve
much labor in obtaining the required
info nation. The time is not far dis
tant when those now living cannot be
relied upon to describe events in the
early history of Wisconsin, and when
tradition must be depended upon for
what is now unwritten. The primary
object of the Society is to put on record
whatever of the past in Wisconsin is
worth preserving before it is lost in the
night of forgetfulness.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1887-03-04
INTERSTATE COMMERCE LAW.

1t has been many years since law
has been passed by Congress which
has created so much discussion in
business circles as the Interstate
Commerce law. There are a number
of reasons for these widespread discus
sions; one is that the law revolution.
ICES the business arrangements of the
railroads in the United States, and the
entire community doing business on
them will be governed accordingly.
The railroads have grown from small
beginnings to be vast corporations, rep
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1887-03-04

Probably there has not been win
ter for many a year when there has
been so much slippery walking. occa-
stoned by icy streets. If all the mis-
haps in this city and vicinity, resulting
from this condition of the streets, had
been recorded, it would have made
quite a chapter of accidents, some OF
them serious.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1887-03-04

this wonderful change in the condition
OF lsboring mechanics; lis invention
and the introduction of labor-saving
machinery which has revolutionized
the manner Of living. Articles of furni-
ture, convenience and ornament. which
were once too costly for any but the
rich, are now, by the aid of machinery
brought within the reach of people OF
small means. A house can now be
furnished at less than one-fourth OF
such Punishment sixty years ago.
But all of these advantages now
possessed by the working mechanics
of the present day, do not answer the
inquiry whether the like class of men
did not occupy more independent
position over fifty years ago? A care
full examination of the facts seem to
lead to the conclusion that the me.
chanics of over half century ago en-.
Joyed more real independence than
now. This is not saying it would be
better for them il they were placed
back to the condition of the working
men two generations ago. The time
cannot be far distant when to the supe.
rior home comforts they now enjoy
there will be added INDEPENDENCE. II
is sad to contemplate the multitudes
of working men who are thrown out
of employment every month. The per-
sons who constitute this numerous
class are in constant state of depend.
ency; they can hardly be said to own
their own time, for it is controlled and
at the disposal of their employers
They can make no positive arrange
ments for the future, for they know
not when their services may be dis
pensed with. II they find their wages
too scanty to afford living they dare
not run the hazard of strike; the
chances of defeat are in most cases
against them. Before the introduction
of labor-saving machinery, when all
mechanical trades were performed by
hand work, and when capital did not
collect men into large bodies, causing
them to surrender their individual in
dependence. then all were on an equali-
Ly, and the road to success was alike to
all. When all was hand labor. every
man worked for himself, and was not
dependent on the dictation of capital
lists. Over half century ago it was
common for young men to start out for
themselves, it requiring only few
dollars to obtain an outfit of tools.
There were numerous examples of in.
dividuals without capital engaging
in trades, and in due time acquiring a
competence. But what mechanic, now,
however Industrious, could without
capital commence the manufacture of
an article of general use with hope of
success? Machinery which can turn
out more work in a few bours than he
could in month would be a COMPETE
tor with which he could not contend.
Although labor-saving machinery has
changed the INDEPENDENCE of mechan-
les with perhaps few exceptions) it
does not follow that machinery has not
been great blessing to mankind; ma
chinery has lifted man to a higher
plane of civilization. When the plan
is perfected for making working me-
chanics sharers in the profits of she
business of their employers, their lib.
serviency to capitalists will be removed.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1887-03-04

tits said, on good authority, that the
practice of chewing tobacco is rapidly
going out of use by the better portion
of men. 1t is now looked upon as de-
cidedly vulgar for young men, and it is
barely tolerated in old men who have
become slaves to its use. Would that
this much might be said of the decline
of tobacco smoking, habit which is
pronounced deleterious to health by
the best medical authority.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1887-03-04

Mr.. Richard Richards, an old settler
of Racine county, who had long resid'
ed on a large farm not far from the
north line Of this county, died on Sun.
day last. He was said to be one of the
most prominent horse breeders in the
United States.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1887-03-04
GREAT UNDERTAKING

The evangelist Moody and his co.
worker, Ira Sankey, have undertaken
the work of revolutionizing Chicago.
A building is to be erected in Chicago,
costing $250,O0O, for training christian
workers. The money necessary for
such great enterprise. it is stated,
has already been promised.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1887-03-04
KENOSHA WOMEN SPEAK FOR
THE RIGHT OF SUFFRAGE.

In the legislative proceedings of the
Assembly, on Friday last, occurs the
following: Petition of the women of
KenOsha county. representing 1927 ,575
of property in behalf of woman suf-
frage was presented"
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1887-03-04

Parker's Tonic kept in home is a
sentinel to keep sickness out. Used dis
creetly, it keeps the blood pure, and the
stomach, liver and kidneys in working
order. Coughs and colds vanish before
it. 1t builds up the health. No wise
mother will be without it.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1887-03-04

The burial site of Hon. John A. Lo'
gan has, with the approval of Mrs
Logan, been selected in the center cir
Gle of South Park, Chicago.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1887-03-04
The KENOSHA TELEGRAPH
NJ FRANK, EDIroH
once in Masonic Block. room of A. h. French
FRIDAY, MARCH 4, 1887.


Senator ingalls,, of Kansas, has been
chosen President pro tempore of the U.
s. Senate, in place of Sherman, resign
ed.